Mohammad Fazlul Karim
{{Short description|Bangladeshi judge (1943–2024)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mohammad Fazlul Karim
| native_name = মোহাম্মদ ফজলুল করীম
| office = 18th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
| term_start = 8 February 2010
| term_end = 30 September 2010
| predecessor = Md. Tafazzul Islam
| successor = A.B.M. Khairul Haque
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1943|09|30}}
| birth_place = Suchakradandi village, Patiya, Chittagong District, Bengal Province, British India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2024|11|16|1943|09|30}}
| death_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh
| appointer = Zillur Rahman
| president = Zillur Rahman
| primeminister = Sheikh Hasina
}}
Mohammad Fazlul Karim (30 September 1943 – 16 November 2024) was a Bangladeshi jurist who served as the 18th Chief Justice of Bangladesh.{{cite web|title=Target to regain 'lost credibility'|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-156683|publisher=The Daily Star|accessdate=3 October 2016|date=1 October 2010}}
Early life
Fazlul Karim was born in Chittagong, East Bengal, British India on 30 September 1943.{{cite web|title=Fazlul Karim made new chief justice|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2010/02/04/fazlul-karim-made-new-chief-justice|website=bdnews24.com|date=2010-02-04|accessdate=2018-07-18}} Karim graduated from the University of Dhaka with a law degree.
Career
From 1965 to 1992, Fazlul Karim was a lawyer of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.
On 15 June 2001, Fazlul Karim was made a Judge on the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Fazlul Karim was the Chief Justice from 8 February 2010 to 30 September 2010 as the 18th chief justice of Bangladesh.{{cite web|title=A long way gone|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/law-our-rights/long-way-gone-1246612|publisher=The Daily Star|accessdate=3 October 2016|date=28 June 2016}} His predecessors M. M. Ruhul Amin and Md. Tafazzul Islam became Chief Justices superseding him.{{Cite web|date=2010-02-04|title=B`desh appoints Fazlul Karim as new chief justice|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/south-asia/bdesh-appoints-fazlul-karim-as-new-chief-justice_601490.html|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Zee News|language=en}} In April 2010, he refused to administer the oath of office to two nominees, Md. Khasruzzaman and Md. Ruhul Quddus, to the High Court Division.{{Cite web|title=15 new High Court judges take oath|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2010/04/18/15-new-high-court-judges-take-oath|access-date=2022-02-15|website=bdnews24.com}} Khasruzzaman was accused of vandalizing the courts during protest and Quddus was accused of murder.{{Cite web|last=Islam|first=Syful|title=Bangladesh, Where the Judiciary Can Be an Obstacle to Justice|url=https://www.globalintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/GIRNotebook2010_Bangladesh.pdf|access-date=15 February 2022|website=globalintegrity.org}} Fazlul Karim sentenced Editor of Amar Desh, Mahmudur Rahman and its reporter, Oliullah Noman, to six months and one month imprisonment respectively on contempt of court charges.
Death
Fazlul Karim died on 16 November 2024, at the age of 81.{{cite news |title=Former chief justice Fazlul Karim passes away |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/people/365307/former-chief-justice-fazlul-karim-passes-away |access-date=16 November 2024 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |date=16 November 2024}}
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Category:Chief justices of Bangladesh
Category:Chittagong College alumni